Chapter 1, Section 2 (1.2)
Personal taste, preferences for someone or something, and societal standards of beauty
Gives some examples of a bias.....
Skeptics
Good scientists are curious (lead to new ideas) and are what, which means that they question existing ideas and hypotheses, and they refuse to accept explanations without evidence?
Scientific attitudes
Good scientists share what? (Aka habits of mind, that lead them to exploration and discovery).
Peer-reviewed
Publishing _________-_____________ articles in scientific journals allows researchers to share ideas and to test and evaluate each others work.
Ethical or moral viewpoints
Pure science doesn't include ____________ or ________ ____________.
Experiments
Researchers also need to think creatively to design ____________ that yield to accurate data.
Objective
Science aims to be _________________, but scientists are human too.
Answer questions
Science can't what about why life exists or what the meaning of life is?
Powers and limitations
Science has it's ____________ and ________________.
Changing
Science is always ____________; as new evidence is uncovered, a theory may be revised or replaced by a more useful explanation.
Nature
Science will keep changing as long and humans keep wondering about what?
Exploration and discovery
Scientific methodology is closely linked to what 2 things?
Observations and questions
Scientific methodology starts with what 2 things?
Open-minded
Scientists must remain _______-_______________, meaning that they are willing to accept different ideas that may not agree with their hypothesis.
Practical problems
Sometimes ideas for scientific investigations arise from what?
Science and in everyday like
The word "theory" is used in both __________ and in ___________ ________.
Evolutionary theory
Today __________________ _________ is central organizing principle of all biological and biochemical science.
Circumstances
Understanding biology will help you realize that we humans can predict the _____________________ of our actions and take an active role in directing our future and that of our planet.
Context and in society and it's limitations
Using science involves understanding it's __________ in society and it's _____________.
Data and analysis
What 2 things can be a long process?
Communication and sharing
What 2 things of ideas are vital to modern science?
Technology, science, and society
What 3 things are closely linked?
A bias
What is a particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific?
Theory
What ties hypotheses together?
Natural phenomena
When scientists explain "why" something happens, their explanation involves only what?
Curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness, and creativity
______________, ________________, _________-_________________, and _______________ helps scientists generate new ideas.
